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Michael Owen targets a 30-game season at United - 21st September 2011
Manchester United striker Michael Owen believes he has "got a few years left in him" and said he hopes his brace against Leeds in Tuesday's Carling Cup victory will improve his chances of playing more regularly.
Owen, 31, made just one Premier League start for United last season, with the form of Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov and Javier Hernandez keeping him out of the side. The former Liverpool forward, who has been plagued by injury problems in recent years, admits it has been difficult being made to watch games from the bench on a regular basis.
Owen set for United start as Fergie rings the changes for Leeds clash - 19th September 2011
Michael Owen is set to make his first appearance of the season in Manchester United's Carling Cup tie at Leeds on Tuesday.
Sir Alex Ferguson will make a number of changes, with Paul Pogba and Will Keane amongst the youngsters who might be involved.
But there will be plenty of experience as well and Mame Biram Diouf, Federico Macheda may be joined by Park Ji-sung and Ryan Giggs.
Michael Owen leaps to the defence of England's Rugby World Cup stars - 19th September 2011
Having been granted a night off following their unconvincing 13-9 group opener against Argentina - Tindall, Chris Ashton, Dylan Hartley and others were photographed being jovially rowdy in a Queenstown bar.
The reaction has been less than favourable, especially as the booze-fuelled antics come on the back of an underwhelming showing on the field, but veteran striker Michael Owen has been quick to offer his backing to his fellow sportsmen.
‘Why the fuss? Have our rugby players done that much wrong? Hard enough to win a World Cup without people making something out of nothing,’ wrote Owen on his Twitter page.
Owen Hails 'Dream Panther' - 11th September 2011
Michael Owen and Tom Dascombe were both thrilled with their Ladbrokes St Leger runner-up Brown Panther.
The colt found only Masked Marvel too good under a strong Kieren Fallon drive and Owen said: "It was a great run and we're very proud of him. We were confident he would run well because Tom had him in tip-top form.
"Kieren (Fallon) said the ground may have been a little quick and he didn't feel the horse was really letting himself stretch on it.
Fallon handed St Leger mount aboard Panther - 7th September 2011
Though his own professional prospects seem increasingly restricted by the passing of time – whether through injury, or a boss who is giving youth its chance – Michael Owen showed yesterday that experience still counts for plenty in another field of athletic endeavour. The Manchester United striker authorised a decision that even Sir Alex Ferguson might admire as hard-nosed in the replacement of Richard Kingscote by Kieren Fallon when Brown Panther lines up for the sport's oldest Classic at Doncaster on Saturday.